A ninja never quits... That's what the ninja have been saying for years. But what happens when a ninja does quit? ...literally. -------- Webs of lies... Loyalties divided... Friends distrusted... The Overlord is at large as he forms a new plan to steal the four elemental weapons. The ninja ready themselves and prepare to destroy the dark threat, but they don't realize that sometimes the most dangerous evil comes from within their own selves... *** "Everyone joins the Baddies thinking it's all fun and games... but once they realize there's more to it, it's too late." When the Overlord drains Lloyd's powers for himself, the green ninja is taken as a hostage to the dark place of Baddie Bend. As the ninja search for their friend, Lloyd uncovers secrets he never knew existed and finds everything he ever thought about the Baddies could be wrong. But as he trusts too easily, he doesn't see the danger coming for him until it's too late. When the ninja finally rescue him, he isn't well. The green ninja is weak and unconscious for days, and they start to doubt if he'll survive. The ninja desperately wish Lloyd would wake up again--but they'll soon learn to be careful what they wish for. -------- Ships included in this series: Jaya Pixane Lloyd x oc Cole x oc Cover by me. BOOK 1 OF 8

"I don't feel very much like a family. Not when I don't know who to trust." After Lloyd wakes up back in his right mind, the green ninja is puzzled when no one seems to care. No relief, no joy--nothing. Instead, the others seem to have a new wariness toward him--especially Kai. While his suspicions grow, the ninja are determined not to tell Lloyd what happened while he was half-asleep for fear of how the green ninja might react to what horrid things he had done. But Lloyd wonders what everyone is keeping from him and grows more and more frustrated when no one will answer his questions. He decides to figure out the truth for himself, but will soon find that the truth isn't always what he wants to hear. (In case I missed something, PLEASE inform me if I should add any sort of trigger warnings about anything) -------- Cover by me. BOOK 2 OF 8

"I always knew me and Lloyd would have to face each other... I just thought he'd be the hero." Everyone is left shocked and befuddled at Lloyd's sudden outburst while the green ninja is left an emotional wreck as he unintentionally dives into a sea of lies. The tension between Lloyd and the other ninja deepen with every wrong turn the green ninja makes until they find themselves completely divided. As Lloyd grows more powerful and the ninja grow more fearful, a strange, new power is gifted unto a certain ninja--only making everything a whole lot more complicated. WARNING: Contains blood/violence, alcoholic beverages -------- Cover by me. BOOK 3 OF 8

"You only go around once, kid. It's up to you to decide how you're going to spend it." In the aftermath of battle, Lloyd begins to wonder if he made the right choice. The ninja begin to feel hopeful when he sways closer and closer to the light, but one mistake can change him back in a heartbeat. Meanwhile, Cole's visions deepen and grow more painful, and he might just have to handle it alone when the two people he trusts slowly fade away. Rumors are spreading and secrets are spilling, and trouble is brewing where no one would even think to look. *Please note that there is nothing more than brotherly love between our ninja ;)* WARNING: Contains violence, mentions of torture, mental illness -------- Cover by me. BOOK 4 OF 8

"I know Lloyd used to be our brother, but he's more than that now. And I don't like having a thief and a murderer in our house!" After nearly two years of trying to win Lloyd over, the ninja finally convince him to come back home. Afraid of the same thing happening twice, they trust Lloyd full-on almost immediately-unaware that the green ninja still has a few tricks up his sleeve. Tension is rising among the ninja as Lloyd makes his way around, dropping lies whenever he feels like it. And even if one ninja figures out what he's up to, there are other things to keep that ninja quiet and helpless as Lloyd plots and schemes, longing to go back to his home with the Baddies. WARNING: Contains blood/violence, torturous behavior, anxiety -------- Cover by me. BOOK 5 OF 8

"Think what you want now, but when the Overlord has all four elemental weapons and Ninjago is in peril, remember what I said." Two stories. One truth. When Kai tries to explain what had happened in the battle on the rooftop, his frustration grows when everyone seems to believe Lloyd over him. He knows what happened that night, and so does Lloyd, but they're the only ones who will ever know. The frustration inside the red ninja blooms and begins to spread to the rest of the team, and the tension Lloyd had caused finally breaks out into the open. New faces and old pains slowly start to divide the ninja, and as bonds break and allegiances shift, it becomes harder than ever to know whom to trust. WARNING: Contains blood/violence, mentions of child abuse, tortuous behavior, anxiety -------- Cover by me. BOOK 6 OF 8

"Look, I'm just saying that I don't know what my brother is doing. And if you don't want to lose your girl, you better do something." With all four elemental weapons in his possession, the Overlord sets out to combine them into the one powerful weapon he needs. The ninja immediately begin planning on how to stop him, but not before they nearly lose one of their own teammates. Meanwhile, Lloyd remembers a certain promise he had made long ago as he gets stuck in charge of Baddie Bend. But when two faces show up and threaten to destroy his plans for his and Ariana's future, Lloyd's heart hardens and he learns it's easier to make people respect him out of fear. Frustrated, stressed, and angry, he doesn't realize ruling with an iron fist has its cost, and he might end up losing everything. WARNING: Contains blood/violence, mentions of child abuse, anxiety, depression, alcoholic beverages -------- Cover by me. BOOK 7 OF 8

"There is a resistance. A resistance willing to do what it takes to put an end to the Overlord's tyranny. And believe me, that resistance grows bigger by the day." As Lloyd and Ariana prepare for their first child, the Baddies of the Bend get ready to make a final stand against the Overlord. The ninja set off to make their own stand, but the situation proves to be more complicated than expected. The Overlord's return draws near, and Lloyd begins to doubt his plan will work. The responsibility of saving his people weighs heavily on his shoulders while, back at the monastery, the ninja struggle to heal a broken friend--but something drastic seems to be coming that friend's way. The time has come for choices to be made, risks to be taken, and foes to be forgiven, because the end is coming... and no one knows who will make it out alive. **WARNING**: Contains blood/violence, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts (will put warning before chapter(s)) -------- Cover by me. BOOK 8 OF 8

The ninja are back for another action-packed adventure! Dive into the sequel to Darkness from Within for a world of new characters, new twists, and new trouble as the story continues in Flames of the Past. -------- Three years have passed, and the past is behind them. The ninja are a united team once again, ready to defend each other to their last breaths. But just because the past is nothing but a faded memory doesn't mean it's not there. As a new threat rises from the shadows, the ninja are thrown into action, but new environments provide new insecurities, and the twisted road of their mission is revealed to be more challenging than anticipated. Tragedy, rumors, secrets, and betrayals threaten the team from all sides, and their bond of loyalty will be tested to its limit. * * * "You really need to work on telling the truth every once and a while. Maybe then it'll be easier to trust you." Mysterious, unidentified sightings bring the ninja to the kingdom of Shillvaron, one of the four kingdoms in Ninjago. Their mission? Protect the Ruby Princess and her prized possession: the Fire Crystal. Everything is going well until Lloyd discovers a link from their new enemy to his old enemy: the Overlord. But no one seems to take his suspicions seriously. Cole couldn't care less about what his former rival has to say and Jay has his own problem to worry about. Garmadon was recently thrown back into his teenage years--and Kai has taken a liking to the princess. Lloyd's refusal to tell the whole truth only pushes them further away and he delves into the mystery alone. But the green ninja isn't as strong as he used to be--physically and mentally--so when his Baddie marking starts acting up again for an unknown reason, fear enters in and it takes everything he has not to fall apart in front of the friends he doesn't fully trust. -------- Cover by me. BOOK 1 OF 8

"You've just made yourself a target. Protect that book with your life." Convinced of the Overlord's return, Lloyd sets out to find the truth about the Elemental War. But as he walks the razor's edge with his relationship with his father, he's left with more questions than answers. Cole searches for his own answers from a certain maid and Kai looks in the library--but a sudden murder shakes the entire palace. Rumors of a spy spread and set the ninja on edge. As uncertainty leaks from every corner, Kai stumbles upon a mysterious book, where all their answers seem to be written down. But what he doesn't realize is that there are others after the book... others who would kill to get their hands on it. And with the Sons of Darkness closer than anyone realizes, it's only a matter of time before secrets unfold and chaos breaks loose. WARNING: This series contains dark themes and mature topics, such as mental health, multiple forms of abuse, death, and dark magic (nothing should be much worse in terms of maturity than what was in Darkness from Within). -------- Cover by me. BOOK 2 OF 8